The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Mr. Correa mr. Speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass h. R. 3691. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk Union Calendar number 158, h. R. 3691, a bill to require the t. S. A. To develop a plan to ensure that t. S. A. Material disseminated in major airports can be better understood by more people accessing such airports, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. Correa, and the gentleman from tennessee, mr. Green, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. Correa. Mr. Correa thank you, mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and to heir remarks include extraneous material on this measure. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Correa thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield
Legislative work on a number of noncontroversial bills. Votes are expected at about 3 00 p. M. Eastern. And now to live coverage of the u. S. House. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our guest chaplain, rabbi mark getman, Temple Emanuel of canarsie, brooklyn, new york. The chaplain let us pray. Hetchly one, our protector and redeemer, guardian of life and liberty, we ask for your continued blessings as we open this session of the house of representatives. May our nation and its leaders be blessed with your protection as they continue their work for the constituents across these United States. God, continue to send your light to all elected officials across this land, guiding them with your good Council Counsel and providing them with wisdom and forebearance. Now our nation and its citizens always work toward world peace and harmony as part and party representing this great nation. God of peace and prosperity, bless this house of represent
5 00 a. M. On the u. S. East coast, thanks for being with us. We start with the latest ripple in the partial Government Shutdown showdown. The raise that many federal employees had expected to take effect in january, that raise is no more. The u. S. President has cancelled it. And this adds insult to injury for more than 800,000 federal employees who are beginning their second week without paychecks. For his part, President Trump says hes sitting at the white house waiting for democrats, he says to come over to work on a deal, though hes been out of sight, hes still on twitter. Our Sarah Westwood has more from the white house. Reporter President Trump is alone in the white house and fuming about democrats refusal to provide any funding for his promised border wall. Hes been trying to blame them for everything, from the deaths of two Migrant Children at the southern border earlier this month to the partial Government Shutdown that he once said he would be proud to own. Now the president
Debate largely on the president s terms. Thats what republicans believe. All this while Homeland Security secretary attempts to change the optics that the administrations immigration policy is to blame for the death of a second child under u. S. Border protection custody. The secretary is visiting the border or so were told. Neither the white house nor Homeland Security will provide the most basic details like who will she meet, where will she visit or when shell be there. Lets start at the white house with hans. The president has been on a bit of a twitter tirade not only threatening to board border, bu he could consider it a profit making operation. Reporter it was a flurry of activity. Its been relatively quiet for the last four or five hours here at the white house. What you did see from the white house was two different messages. One was a clear willingness to try to negotiate, come down from that five billion number. Listen to how it was framed earlier today. We have talked to th
At 2 00 a. M. On the u. S. East coast, we are seven days in now, and no end in sight. The partial u. S. Government shutdown drags on. The u. S. President continues to dig in, and congress has gone home for the year. In the middle of it all, some 800,000 government workers unsure of when they will be paid next. Cnns abbey philip picks it up from here. Reporter with the government still partially shutdown and no end in sight, President Trump was back at the white house and tweeting after his surprise trip to iraq. After claiming this week the federal employees supported the shutdown many of those workers have said to me and communicated, stay out until you get the funding for the wall. These federal workers want the wall. Reporter the president is now taunting democrats in a tweet by claiming, without evidence, that most of the 800,000 federal workers affected by the shutdown are democrats. That comment prompted backlash from one of the largest unions representing federal employees. The